The opinions of Jérôme Coignard . ot take the side ofweakness and error, if it did not have the air ofchoosing haphazardly at times, it would make itselfso hated by all that it could no longer continue toexist. In the republic of letters it would be as atribunal set in the midst of condemned men. Infalli-ble, it would appear odious. What an affront forthose who were not chosen, were the elected onealways the best! The daughter of Richelieu mustseem a little volatile, so as not to appear too saves her is that she takes fancies. Her J£r6mE COIGNARD 147 injustice proves her innoce
The opinions of Jérôme Coignard . ot take the side ofweakness and error, if it did not have the air ofchoosing haphazardly at times, it would make itselfso hated by all that it could no longer continue toexist. In the republic of letters it would be as atribunal set in the midst of condemned men. Infalli-ble, it would appear odious. What an affront forthose who were not chosen, were the elected onealways the best! The daughter of Richelieu mustseem a little volatile, so as not to appear too saves her is that she takes fancies. Her J£r6mE COIGNARD 147 injustice proves her innocence, at is because we knowher capricious that she can reject us without woundingus. I It is sometimes so advantageous to her todeceive herself that I am tempted to believe, not-withstanding appearances, that she does it on has admirable ruses for dealing tactfully with theself-love of the candidates she sets aside. An electionof such a kind disarms envy. It is in her apparentfaults that you must admire her true XIV SEDITION-MONGERS ]Y good master and I having paid ouraccustomed visit at the sign of theImage de Sainte Catherine, we foundin the shop the famous Mr. Rock-strong, mounted on the highest rungof the ladder ferreting out the old books, of whichhe is a connoisseur. For it pleases him, as is wellknown, in his troubled existence to collect preciousbooks and fine prints. Condemned by the English Parliament to im-prisonment for life for taking part in MonmouthsRebellion, he lives in France, whence he is continuallysending articles to the gazettes of his country.* My good master, as his habit was, let himselfdown on to a stool, then raiseid his eyes to theladder where Mr. Rockstrong was turning about * I have not found this Mr. Rockstrong mentioned in thememoirs relating to Monmouths Rebellion. (Anatole France.) 148 J£r6mE COIGNARD 149 with the squirrel-like agility he has preserved in hisdeclining years. God be thanked! said he, I see, Monsieur leReb
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